Doug Jones (actor)
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{{Infobox actor
| name = Doug Jones
| image = 6.8.08DougJones1ByLuigiNovi.jpg
| caption = Jones at the [[Big Apple Convention]], [[June 8]], [[2008]].
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1960|05|24}}
| birthplace = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| yearsactive =
| spouse =
| website = http://www.thedougjonesexperience.com
}}
'''Doug Jones''' (born [[May 24]], [[1960]]) is an [[United States|American]] film and television actor best known to [[science fiction]], [[fantasy]], and [[horror]] fans for his various roles playing non-human characters, often in heavy makeup, in films and television series such as ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'', ''[[Pan's Labyrinth]]'' and ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]''.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Jones was born in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. After attending [[Bishop Chatard High School]], he headed off to [[Ball State University]], where he graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, and a minor in [[Theatre]]. He learned [[Mime artist|mime]] at school, joining a troupe called "Mime Over Matter". Also during his stay at BSU, he portrayed the school mascot "[[Charlie Cardinal]]". Jones has also worked as a [[contortionist]]. "You’d be surprised how many times that comes into play in commercials. They’ll want somebody to hold a box of Tide funny or something. I once squished into a box for a [[television commercial|commercial]] for relaxed fit jeans".<ref>[http://www.nuvo.net/archive/2004/04/14/hellboys_fishguy_gets_filleted.html nuvo.net / Hellboy's fish-guy gets filleted<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Career===
After a hitch in theatre in [[Indiana]], he moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] in 1985, and has not been out of work since - he's acted in over 25 films, many television series (including the award-winning ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', his episode "Hush" garnering two [[Emmy]] nominations), over 90 commercials and music videos with artists such as [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]].
Although known mostly for his work under [[prosthetic makeup]], such as the floppy zombie 'Billy' in the Halloween film ''[[Hocus Pocus (movie)|Hocus Pocus]]'', or the lead Spy Morlock in the [[The Time Machine (2002 film)|2002 remake]] of ''[[The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine]]'', he has also performed without prosthetics in such acclaimed films as ''[[Adaptation.|Adaptation]]'', ''[[Mystery Men]]'' and ''[[Batman Returns]]'' , and indie projects such as Stefan Haves' ''[[Stalled]]'', Phil Donlon's ''[[A Series of Small Things]]'' and as 'Cesare' in David Fisher's 2005 remake of the [[1919]] silent classic ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005 film)|The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]''. His performance as [[Abe Sapien]] in ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'', which opened at the top of the U.S. box office in the spring of 2004, brought him an even higher profile and much praise from audiences and critics alike. Explaining the challenge of working so often in rubber suits and prosthetics, he notes, "I have to make that a part of my being and my physicality and again, acting is a full body experience and that's a part of it when you're doing a costumed character."<ref>[http://www.craveonline.com/comics/articles/04648072/fantastic_four_2_doug_jones.html Fantastic Four 2: Doug Jones]</ref>
In 2005, he renewed his association with Mexican director [[Guillermo del Toro]], with whom he originally worked on ''Hellboy'', when he starred as the Faun in del Toro's multi-Oscar-winning Spanish language fantasy/horror project ''[[Pan's Labyrinth|El Laberinto del Fauno]]'' (''Pan's Labyrinth''). He also has a secondary role in the film as 'The Pale Man', a gruesome creature with a penchant for eating children. Working once more under heavy prosthetics in both roles, he was also required to learn huge chunks of dialogue in Spanish (though ultimately Jones' voice was re-dubbed).
The year also brought success for ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005 film)|The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'', the film reaping three awards at the ''[[Screamfest Horror Festival]]'' in ''[[Los Angeles]]'', including the coveted Audience Choice Award. 2006 was also a hectic year for the actor, with roles in ''[[The Benchwarmers]]'' and ''[[Lady in the Water]]''. Jones has continued his collaboration with del Toro into 2006, as he reprised his role as [[Abe Sapien]] by voicing the character in the new ''[[Hellboy Animated]]'' television project, recording two 75-minute [[animated films]].
On [[December 18]], [[2006]], he finished filming his role as the [[Silver Surfer]] in the ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]'', which was released to cinemas in June 2007. He reprised his role as [[Abe Sapien]] in the sequel to ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'', ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'', once more under the direction of [[Guillermo del Toro]]. He will also be playing two other roles in the film: the 'Angel of Death' and 'The Chamberlain', both under heavy prosthetics.
Recently, his likeness was used for an [[Nvidia]] tech demo.<ref>[http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_humanhead_home.html NVIDIA Demo: Human Head<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Jones has an abiding interest in [[independent film]] production and is also a [[singer-songwriter]]. He is married and lives in [[California]]. He is also a Christian, speaking at many youth gatherings and festivals concerning spirituality and creativity.
Jones is set to star in the fourth installment of the popular internet martial arts comedy series [[Sockbaby]]. A trailer can be viewed on the official [http://www.sockbaby.com/ Sockbaby Website].
==Filmography==
{{ActingFilmography}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Fantastic Four (film series)#Silver Surfer spin-off|Silver Surfer]] |
Year = TBA |
Role = [[Silver Surfer|Norrin Radd / The Silver Surfer]] ''(signed on)''
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = Legion |
Year = 2009 |
Role = [[Ice Cream Man]]
}}
{{ActingFilmography-tv |
Title = [[Fear Itself (TV series)|Fear Itself]] |
Year = 2008 |
Role = Grady Edlund<br/><small>Ep: "Skin & Bones"</small>
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Quarantine (2008 film)|Quarantine]] |
Year = 2008 |
Role = [[Cameo]]
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[My Name is Jerry]] |
Year = 2008 |
Role = [[Jerry]]
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]] |
Year = 2008 |
Role = [[Abe Sapien]]<br>[[Angel of Death]]<br>The Chamberlain
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Hellboy: Blood and Iron]] |
Year = 2007 |
Role = [[Abe Sapien]]
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]] |
Year = 2007 |
Role = [[Silver Surfer|Norrin Radd / The Silver Surfer]]
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Hellboy: Sword of Storms]] |
Year = 2007 |
Role = [[Abe Sapien]]
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Pan's Labyrinth]] |
Year = 2006 |
Role = El Fauno<br>The Pale Man
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[The Benchwarmers]] |
Year = 2006 |
Role = Number 7 Robot
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Carnies (film)|Carnies]] |
Year = 2006 |
Role = Ratcatcher
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Lady in the Water]] |
Year = 2006 |
Role = Tartutic #4
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005 film)|The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]] |
Year = 2005 |
Role = Cesare
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Doom (movie)|Doom]] |
Year = 2005 |
Role = Dr. Carmack Imp
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[A Series of Small Things]] |
Year = 2005 |
Role = The Homeless Man
}}
{{ActingFilmography-tv |
Title = [[Criminal Minds]] |
Year = 2005 |
Role = Domino Thacker<br/><small>Ep: "Blood Hungry"</small>
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]] |
Year = 2004 |
Role = [[Abe Sapien]] (voice by David Hyde Pierce)
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Adaptation.]] |
Year = 2002 |
Role = Augustus Margary
}}
{{ActingFilmography-tv |
Title = [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]] |
Year = 2002 |
Role = Grinder<br/><small>Ep: "Revenge is Best Served Cold"</small>
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Men in Black II]] |
Year = 2002 |
Role = Joey
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[The Time Machine (2002 film)|The Time Machine]] |
Year = 2002 |
Role = Spy Morlock
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Monkeybone]] |
Year = 2001 |
Role = Yeti
}}
{{ActingFilmography-tv |
Title = [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] |
Year = 1999 |
Role = Lead Gentleman<br/><small>Ep: "[[Hush (Buffy episode)|Hush]]"</small>
}}
{{ActingFilmography-tv |
Title = [[G vs E]] |
Year = 1999 |
Role = Herb<br/><small>Ep: "Evilator"</small>
}}
{{ActingFilmography-tv |
Title = [[The Outer Limits]] |
Year = 1998 |
Role = Elder Alien<br/><small>Eps: "Sarcophagus", "To Tell The Truth" and "Relativity Theory"</small>
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Mimic (film)|Mimic]] |
Year = 1997 |
Role = Long John #2
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Warriors of Virtue]] |
Year = 1997 |
Role = Yee
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]] |
Year = 1995 |
Role = Additional Reaver
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[List of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episodes#Season III (1994-1996)|Indiana Jones and Hollywood Follies]] |
Year = 1994 |
Role = Slapstick actor
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Hocus Pocus (movie)|Hocus Pocus]] |
Year = 1993 |
Role = Billy Butcherson
}}
{{ActingFilmography-tv |
Title = [[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]] |
Year = 1993 |
Role = Contortionist<br/><small>Ep: "Food For Thought"</small>
}}
{{ActingFilmography-movie |
Title = [[Batman Returns]] |
Year = 1992 |
Role = Thin Clown
}}
{{Filmography-end}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.thedougjonesexperience.com The Doug Jones Experience] - official website
*{{imdb name|id=0427964|name=Doug Jones}}
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